Tennessee Williams' memory play, The Glass Menagerie, contains many autobiographical elements. Williams' mother had a personality disorder and his sister was said
In 2009, the Guardian named Small Island one of the defining books of the decade. It tells the story of the arrival
Demi is half Nigerian mortal and half child of a Greek deity. The bastard child of Zeus, he grew up to possess
Young lovers Katie (Olivia Rose Smith) and Hope (Fanta Barrie) are about to celebrate their second anniversary. They still work in the
Maud Dromgoole's new play is inspired by the fascinating true story of Dr Mary Barton, who in the 1930s established one of
When Clare Perkins delivered her rousing final monologue on the stage of Shakespeare's Globe in the 2018 production of Emilia, her words
We all know that whoever says things, changes those things. So when Adjoa Andoh's King Richard says "This is no month to
What do shows about women in prison in popular culture look like? Orange Is the New Black. Locked Up. Bad Girls, the
Have you ever wondered what life would be like if black people ruled the world? If the status quo went topsy-turvy, and
Arinze Kene's play Good Dog is a tale that will be familiar to working class inner-city dwellers across the UK. Kwaku Mills'
They're an unlikely pairing, Raf (Nicholas Khan) and Mansha (Kammy Darweish): one dresses his tall and lithe figure in sharp tailoring paired
Before there was Hogwarts, there was Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches. It didn't have an evil house – that would be silly.
Wayne Rollins' Abanazar is a deliciously evil panto villain. In his quest for world domination, he learns of a wish-granting genie that
Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus was one of the most frequently performed plays of its time. Though its popularity may have waned over
In a pitch black room, a woman clips an LED torch to the page and reads from Jamaica Kincaid's 1988 novel A
Bim, Alex and J are best friends. They're 25-years-old and they've known each other since secondary school. Their closeness shows – they
If you did your raving in the 1990s, you'll know that Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu's latest play takes its name from the certified banger
Ambreen Razia's latest play, Pot, investigates the world of inner-city gang culture from a point of view that we don’t usually see:
Cleo, Eve and Aunty Winnie live together in London. They are all survivors of female genital mutilation " it is their wounds
For Debris Stevenson, grime was the pathway to salvation. Her Royal Court debut Poet in da Corner is a semi-autobiographical account of
In Sharr White's The Other Place, Juliana Smithton (Karen Archer) tells the story of her life: she loves spending time with her
The women of Athens are sick of watching incompetent men run their lives, so they hatch a plan. Under the cloak of
Emilia Bassano Lanier was one hell of a woman. Born in 1569, she was one of the first Englishwomen to publish an
In Brian Friel's 1979 play Aristocrats, Ballybeg Hall is a large and decaying house that sits on top of a hill in
Based on a book by Fred Khumalo and adapted for the stage by South African theatre company Isango Ensemble and playwright Gbolahan